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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W (AM 35 W) SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/70 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU Mains
Current RX - ? 83 W @ 110 VAC
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 19xx in USA Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
478 × 226 × 260 mm
(18.82 × 8.90 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 16.20 kg (35.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000044 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000111